Edgewood, New Mexico

Edgewood is a town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. Through annexations, its town boundaries now extend into Bernalillo and Torrance Counties. Although in Santa Fe County, Edgewood is geographically closer to Albuquerque than to the city of Santa Fe. The town's population grew 97% between 2000 and 2010, from 1,893 to 3,735.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Homesteaders moving into the American West created the initial settlements that grew into what is now the town of Edgewood.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Taking advantage of the federal Homestead Acts, pioneer families obtained land claims and began farming and ranching in the Edgewood area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Edgewood was founded by a group of southern Santa Fe County residents and landowners. After the incorporation of the town in 1999, large areas of land were annexed. Efforts by the town government to avoid annexing properties whose owners did not wish to be brought within the town boundaries resulted in a checkerboard pattern of incorporated and unincorporated properties, one of the issues to be resolved in the town's Comprehensive Plan.<ref>http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/579654mtnview07-19-07.htm Template:Webarchive www.mvtelegraph.com</ref> One controversial annexation greatly enlarged the municipal boundaries and was the source of vigorous public debate. Despite two appeals and one lawsuit, the annexation was upheld.

Geography

Edgewood is located Template:Convert east of Albuquerque along Interstate 40.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land except for Template:Convert of water, covering 0.03% of the town.<ref name="Census 2010"/> It is located within the Estancia Valley, east of the Sandia Mountains and Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico. Most of the land cover in the area is woodland or grassland. The town's commercial district lies along New Mexico Highway 66 (part of the post-1937 U.S. Route 66<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) and Highway 344. The town is Template:Convert east of the community of Sandia Park and the east base of the Sandia Mountains.

Demographics

Template:US Census population Edgewood is part of the Albuquerque–Santa Fe–Las Vegas combined statistical area.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 1,893 people, 676 households, and 529 families resided in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. The 755 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 86.53% White, 0.32% African American, 2.17% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 8.24% from other races, and 2.38% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 20.34% of the population.

Of the 676 households, 44.1% had children under 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were not families. About 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the town, the age distribution was 32.9% under 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,500, and for a family was $45,952. Males had a median income of $33,365 versus $24,135 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,146. About 8.4% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under 18 and 11.8% of those 65 or over.

Government

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Edgewood Municipal Offices

Edgewood is governed by a commission-manager form of government. Prior to January 1, 2022, Edgewood used a mayor-council system of government, but in August 2020, the town's residents voted to change their form of local government. Currently, the town commission is made up of Kenneth Brennan (Dist. 1), Stephen Murrillo (Dist. 2), Patrick Milligan (Dist. 3), Filandro Anaya (Dist. 4), and Sterling Donner (Dist. 5), with the mayor's role filled by Commissioner Jaramillo (until the commission voted to remove her as mayor and place Commissioner Brennan as mayor), and Mayor pro tem filled by Commissioner Powers.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Education

Moriarty-Edgewood School District serves all portions of Edgewood in Santa Fe County.<ref name=SantaFeCoMap>Template:Cite web- Text list</ref> The portion in Bernalillo County is zoned to Albuquerque Public Schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The portion in Sandoval County is in Bernalillo Public Schools.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, charter school Estancia Valley Classical Academy serves grades K-12.

Notable people

• Jason Anderson - 2018 AMA Monster Energy supercross champion
• Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone (b. 1983) - American professional mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• John Dodson - MMA fighter (grew up in Albuquerque and then Edgewood)
• Matt Moore - Major League Baseball pitcher

External links

• Town of Edgewood official website
• Greater East Mountain Chamber of Commerce
• Estancia Valley Economic Development Association
• Edgewood Community Library
• The Independent